Modern harvesting machinery has come to take the place of old-time hand tools on the big farms; but many a reaper of the ancient type still swings through the golden grain, a relic of the days when men worked harder and accomplished less than they do today.

Saw II pieces the length required for each of the two sides, then bore bolt holes 11⁄2 inches from each end. Use 5%-inch bolts 81⁄2 inches long where four pieces come together and 61⁄2-inch bolts where

FRAMEWORK OF BRIDGE

The sides of

three pieces meet. The A-shaped supports and the pieces for the approaches are bolted on at once, and then the side braces are put on. the bridge are made entirely of triangles. The first triangle is made of pieces, a, b and c. The second triangle of the pieces, b, d and e. The piers may be posts, stone or concrete.

DAM FOR FARM POND

A small pond held by a good-sized hydraulic dam supplies water for house, barn and two acres

EASILY BUILT DAM

of garden and fruit, also floods a cranberry meadow when needed. A section of the dam is placed 6 feet apart and covered with plank fitted tight. The apron is of 12-foot plank spiked to the sills so as to break joints. The bottom is made tight with brush and clay. Stones are piled in behind the plank coverings, as shown in cut.

SOWING SEED EVENLY

These drawings show the construction of a wheel seeding device that can be easily made at home. The axle is tightly

seed running out of the holes at the lower back side of the box. The quantity of flow may be regulated at pleasure by making the holes large or small and increasing or diminishing the number of holes.

A SOWING MACHINE

It may be found desirable to have a considerable number of holes and then having plugs, for alternate ones, perhaps, which may be removed to make the seeding thicker. From 4 to 6 feet is suggested for the length of the box. Any old wheels will do if they are not too heavy to be easily drawn by hand.

BERRY CRATE CARRIER

One of the most convenient appliances for use in the strawberry field is illustrated in the picture shown herewith. It shows a novel use for the old-fashioned yoke used so commonly on the oldtime farms. The picture is so readily understood that no description need be given. This also suggests the. purposes

many

for which a yoke may be used on a farm. Every farmer ought to have one, to make more easy the task of carrying things. In

some places yokes may be found for sale, but if you cannot buy one, make one yourself. Take a piece of strong, tough wood, shape it out to fit around the neck and shoulders and taper off the ends to what you consider the right size. Usually a groove is cut around about 11⁄2 inches from each end and

a rope is securely tied. At the other end of the rope a hook is attached the right size to go around the bail handle of any ordinary pail. The hook may be iron or may be formed from a strong, branched stick.

HANDY LOADING DEVICE

Here is a rig simple and strong that works well for loading corn in the field. The picture shows

the construction of the rack and hoisting device with pulley attachment. Such a rig will be found useful for loading many things on a farm.

RACK FOR HAULING FODDER

A handy rack for hauling fodder from the field is shown in the drawing. It may be used for any kind of corn, of course, for sorghum, and may be found useful in moving brush. Each end of the